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Sierra Backcountry Conditions: Late Spring Skiing in the Sierra

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Report from May 11-12, 2024 Ah, spring in the Sierra. A time when you can get soft turns in on the high elevation peaks, then dip your tired feet in Lake Tahoe when you’re finished. This weekend we found a few soft turns on Rubicon Peak, Mount Judah, and Donner Peak. The sun was shining and the corn was ready […]

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Zach Armstrong | May 13, 2024
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SnowBrains Forecast: Very Active Week Set to Hammer CA with Several Feet of Snow

Inches of precip will accumulate in California this week. Source: maps.weatherbell.com Forecast prepared the evening of Friday, March 22 Forecast Summary The dry break is over for California, with a couple of low pressure systems bringing large swaths of rain and snow to the state starting Friday night. The rest of March in the Sierra’s will feature intervals of heavy […]

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WeatherBrains | March 22, 2024
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Californian Lakes Bounce Back After Record-Breaking Snowpack

Mono Lake, California

The 2022-2023 snowfall season was historic for the western United States, and as a result, the Californian snowpack was very much above average across the entire state. The crazy amounts of water in the Californian mountains provided relief to many areas that were previously very dry due to droughts. California is now approximately 92% free of drought following the record-breaking […]

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Tyler Hatch | June 30, 2023
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The Lost Sierra Trail: Northern California’s New 300-mile Trail for All Users

California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains offer world-famous recreation from Mount Whitney to Lake Tahoe.ย Yosemite’s grandeur, Lake Tahoe’s skiing, and more often steal the thunder from other parts of the stunning range. Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra Counties as well as the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship are working together to create the “Lost Sierra Trail.” The Lost Sierra Trail connects the Sierra Nevada […]

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Dominic Gawel | March 19, 2021
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SnowBrains Forecast: Snowy Week Ahead For CA, At Least 3-6 Feet Possible in The Sierra Nevada

Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee ย 2:00 PM MST, 1/23/2021 Forecast Summary: A snowy week looks to be in store for California as a series of storms will drop 3-6 FEET of snow across the Sierras. Even higher snow totals are possible as these storms look to be pretty potent and rich in moisture. Resorts like to get the […]

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Eric McNamee | January 23, 2021
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Still Thinking About; Soda Springs Mountain Resort, CA

A Pre-COVID-19 Closure Report brought to you by Ski California Thanks to diligent, on-going media coverage the world is aware that threat of a human-transmitted, novel virus, COVID-19 has created a new and sadly necessary social barrier among society. It has seized global economies, put the clamps on industry, and generally raised pulses. But however weird the wind may blow […]

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Paulie | March 26, 2020
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Strong Sunday Winds Impact Sierra Ski Areas

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Connor Phillips | February 11, 2020
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Blue Skies Today in the Sierras with Up To FOUR Feet Coming the Second Half of the Week

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Enjoy blue skies and warm sunshine today, before the next system moves through the Sierras on Tuesday. This will bring Valley rain and heavy mountain snow for the second half of the week. Theย strong winter storm is likely to bring impacts to the Sierras with strong winds, heavy rain, and snow. The storm is looking warmer than the last storm […]

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WeatherBrains | March 19, 2018
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